---
id: "openhands-openhands"
title: "OpenHands Software Agent SDK"
creator: "OpenHands"
creator_url: "https://github.com/OpenHands/software-agent-sdk"
url: "https://github.com/OpenHands/software-agent-sdk"
level: "advanced"
level_max: null
category: "agents"
subcategory: "harnesses-and-frameworks"
region: "West"
license: "open"
license_scope: "linked-resource"
models: ["any"]
source_date: null
date_added: "2026-10-18"
---

[Agents and harnesses](/agents/index.md)

# OpenHands Software Agent SDK

by [OpenHands](https://github.com/OpenHands/software-agent-sdk)

[Read the original →](https://github.com/OpenHands/software-agent-sdk)

Open-source agent SDK behind OpenHands, worth reading as a reference harness.

The SDK exposes the building blocks used by OpenHands agents. It offers a reference for inspecting agent execution and integrating a harness into other software.

Level: [Advanced](/levels/index.md#advanced)
Models: any
Category: [Agents and harnesses](/agents/index.md)
Tags: [coding-agents](/tags/coding-agents/index.md), [harness](/tags/harness/index.md), [open-source](/tags/open-source/index.md)
Source date: date not stated
Added: 2026-10-18
Last verified: 2026-10-18
Status: ok
Prerequisites: Requires implementation experience or critical reading of technical methods and system trade-offs.
Subcategory: [harnesses and frameworks](/agents/harnesses-and-frameworks/index.md)
Region: West
Original language: en
Access: free
Resource reuse: open: Source states MIT. Applies to the linked resource, not every referenced model or dataset. [Facet definitions](/about/index.md#facets)

Summary in our own words. Rights remain with the original creator. [Credit and correction policy](/about/index.md#credit-policy).

[Plain-text Markdown copy](/agents/harnesses-and-frameworks/openhands-openhands/index.md)